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14 January 2013
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Joe Cocker who is famous for his version of “With A Little Help From My Friends “. Personally, I prefer this version over The Beatles, which is a rarity. It is also the first version of the song I heard because of the show “The Wonder Years” used it as their theme song. Strangely, I was just watching my Woodstock blu ray the other day.
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14 April 2010
Offline R.I.P. Joe Cocker.
His version of ‘WALHFMF’ is so bluesy and soulful it’s as if it’s a completely different song. One of my favorite covers of a Beatles song.
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11 November 2010
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Offline R.I.P. Joe Cocker. You will be missed.
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17 December 2012
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Sad news about Joe Cocker succumbing to lung cancer.
Though released (on his second album) after Abbey Road , Joe recorded versions of She Came In Through The Bathroom Window and Something before The Beatles did. George even played rhythm guitar on Joe’s version of Something . There was also a version of Let It Be recorded during the same sessions.
One of the greatest British blues/soul voices ever. He’ll be sadly missed
RIP Joe.
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8 November 2012
Offline My favorite cover of his cover (my 2nd favorite being John Belushi’s version, but Universal’s taken that off YouTube).
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18 March 2013
Offline I heard it on the 6pm news right at the end the news-reporter said “reports coming in that the singer Joe Cocker died today, good evening”. I was reading at the time and just jolted upright, it is a sad thought that all the old rockers are slowly dying off, in 20 years or so they’ll be all gone.
Finishing off his Beatles covers here is his version of Come Together from the Across The Universe film
R.I.P
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29 August 2013
Offline Not a fan but sad to see him go – quite the character. That Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour was quite the event, with Leon Russell in full force as well.
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RIP Jane Bown, veteran photographer for the Observer newspaper. She photographed The Beatles on a number of occasions, once when she was walking her dog in Knole Park, Sevenoaks and happened across them filming the Strawberry Fields Forever promo.
Here are some of her Beatles pictures: http://www.theguardian.com/mus…..johnlennon
I have a framed print of this photo, signed by Jane, above my desk right now:
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8 November 2012
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RIP Jane Bown, veteran photographer for the Observer newspaper. She photographed The Beatles on a number of occasions, once when she was walking her dog in Knole Park, Sevenoaks and happened across them filming the Strawberry Fields Forever promo.
Thanks for sharing, Joe. I especially love this one of Paul
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Offline BBC interview with Paul paying tribute to Joe Cocker.
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8 November 2012
Offline I meant to post this a few days ago – Examiner article on the passing of Jeremy Lloyd, who was in both AHDN and Help .
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14 April 2010
Offline Thanks for sharing that @parlance.
His leaping dance moves with Ringo in AHDN always make me smile. I had no idea he was co-creator of Are You Being Served – funny show.
R.I.P. Jeremy.
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8 August 2014
Offline Mario Cuomo, the former governor of New York, died yesterday at age 82 shortly after his son, Andrew Cuomo, was inaugurated for a second term as governor.
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28 May 2014
Offline Donna Douglas, at the age of 81, has passed away. Most will remember her for her role in the Beverly Hillbillies as Elly May Clampett.
RIP Donna.
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14 April 2010
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Mario Cuomo, the former governor of New York, died yesterday at age 82 shortly after his son, Andrew Cuomo, was inaugurated for a second term as governor.
I was still living in NY State during his first two terms as Guv. I recall he was a good one.
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Donna Douglas, at the age of 81, has passed away. Most will remember her for her role in the Beverly Hillbillies as Elly May Clampett.
RIP Donna.
No! Not Elly May!! Elvis fans will remember her as Frankie:
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…but to the raging hormones of my childhood, she will always be Elly May.
R.I.P. Mario and Donna.
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11 November 2010
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Donna Douglas, at the age of 81, has passed away. Most will remember her for her role in the Beverly Hillbillies as Elly May Clampett.
RIP Donna.
It’s funny. I was watching the Twilight Zone episode that she appeared on just yesterday.
R.I.P.
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10.37pm
28 May 2014
Offline Little Jimmy Dickens, the American country singer best known for his short stature,, died yesterday at 94. He was very funny. I’m gonna miss him.
RIP Jimmy
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8 November 2012
Offline From Billboard:
Stan Irwin, a Las Vegas producer and manager for such celebrities as Johnny Carson, has died at age 94.
Irwin’s friend and business partner George Michaud says Irwin died Wednesday of natural causes in Los Angeles.
Irwin guided the careers of such celebs as Don Rickles, Buddy Hackett andPearl Bailey. He was credited for bringing artists like Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Marlene Dietrich, Paul Anka, Bobby Darin, Brenda Lee, Bob Newhartand the Beatles to perform Las Vegas.
Irwin also served as executive producer of “The Tonight Show” in 1962, which was the first year of Carson’s tenure. He also voiced the Lou Costello character in Hanna-Barbera’s “The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show” in the 1960s.
He is survived by his wife, Marjorie.
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